The Afghan U-17 futsal team will face the powerful Iranian team today (Thursday, Oct 30) in an exciting and sensitive match in the final match of the 2025 Asian Youth Futsal Games.
Publish dateThursday 30 October 2025 - 10:36
Story Code : 333992
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): This exciting and sensitive match between the two powerful teams of the tournament will be held at 8:30 pm Afghan time at the Khalifa Sports City Hall in Isa Town, Bahrain.
The Afghan team has appeared stronger and more powerful than expected in these competitions. The country's national players advanced to the semi-finals in the first group of the tournament with three wins and 9 full points, 21 goals scored, three goals conceded and a positive difference of 18. Behrooz Jafari's students were the best team in the group stage.
In the semi-finals, Afghanistan faced the Thai team; The team that was tied with Iran in the second group with seven points; but qualified for this stage as the second team due to the lower goal difference. Thailand had tied with Iran 3-3 in the group stage and was considered a contender for the championship; but lost to Afghanistan with a heavy score of 9-1 so that Jafari's students qualified for the final match with authority.
During the competition, some of Afghanistan's opponents tried to disrupt the concentration of the Afghan players by creating psychological warfare and media pressure before the semi-finals and finals; but Behrouz Jafari's students appeared better in the semi-finals than in all the group stage matches and gave a decisive response to these atmospheres.
On the other hand, the Iranian team was also among the powerful teams in the group stage. This team qualified for the semi-finals as the leader of the second group with seven points. Iran's goal difference was equal to Afghanistan; but with two points less and one goal more conceded, they were placed lower than Afghanistan. Of the four goals Iran conceded in the group stage, only three came against Thailand.
In the semi-finals, Iran faced Uzbekistan, the second-placed team in Group A, who had lost 10–2 to Afghanistan in the group stage and had reached the semi-finals with four points. Iran defeated Uzbekistan 14–2 in that match to reach the final.
The team has scored 14 goals twice in its two matches in the tournament; once in a 14–0 win over Saudi Arabia and again in the same 14–2 win over Uzbekistan.
In total, Iran has scored 36 goals and conceded 6 in four matches, giving it a goal difference of 30. In contrast, Afghanistan has scored 30 goals and conceded only 4 in four matches, placing them in second place with a goal difference of 26.
Thus, Afghanistan has scored four fewer goals than Iran, but has also conceded two fewer goals. In the Iranian team, Hossein Reza Yousefi has scored the most goals in a single match and has opened the Saudi Arabia goal six times.
On the other hand, two stars of the Afghan team, Ali Ahmadi, have shone with a hat-trick in the match against Thailand and Abbas Haidari against Uzbekistan.
In addition to the final match, a ranking match will also be held today:
• Ranking match: Thailand – Uzbekistan (17:30 Afghanistan time)
• Final match: Afghanistan – Iran (20:30 Afghanistan time)
The Afghan team has appeared stronger and more powerful than expected in these competitions. The country's national players advanced to the semi-finals in the first group of the tournament with three wins and 9 full points, 21 goals scored, three goals conceded and a positive difference of 18. Behrooz Jafari's students were the best team in the group stage.
In the semi-finals, Afghanistan faced the Thai team; The team that was tied with Iran in the second group with seven points; but qualified for this stage as the second team due to the lower goal difference. Thailand had tied with Iran 3-3 in the group stage and was considered a contender for the championship; but lost to Afghanistan with a heavy score of 9-1 so that Jafari's students qualified for the final match with authority.
During the competition, some of Afghanistan's opponents tried to disrupt the concentration of the Afghan players by creating psychological warfare and media pressure before the semi-finals and finals; but Behrouz Jafari's students appeared better in the semi-finals than in all the group stage matches and gave a decisive response to these atmospheres.
On the other hand, the Iranian team was also among the powerful teams in the group stage. This team qualified for the semi-finals as the leader of the second group with seven points. Iran's goal difference was equal to Afghanistan; but with two points less and one goal more conceded, they were placed lower than Afghanistan. Of the four goals Iran conceded in the group stage, only three came against Thailand.
In the semi-finals, Iran faced Uzbekistan, the second-placed team in Group A, who had lost 10–2 to Afghanistan in the group stage and had reached the semi-finals with four points. Iran defeated Uzbekistan 14–2 in that match to reach the final.
The team has scored 14 goals twice in its two matches in the tournament; once in a 14–0 win over Saudi Arabia and again in the same 14–2 win over Uzbekistan.
In total, Iran has scored 36 goals and conceded 6 in four matches, giving it a goal difference of 30. In contrast, Afghanistan has scored 30 goals and conceded only 4 in four matches, placing them in second place with a goal difference of 26.
Thus, Afghanistan has scored four fewer goals than Iran, but has also conceded two fewer goals. In the Iranian team, Hossein Reza Yousefi has scored the most goals in a single match and has opened the Saudi Arabia goal six times.
On the other hand, two stars of the Afghan team, Ali Ahmadi, have shone with a hat-trick in the match against Thailand and Abbas Haidari against Uzbekistan.
In addition to the final match, a ranking match will also be held today:
• Ranking match: Thailand – Uzbekistan (17:30 Afghanistan time)
• Final match: Afghanistan – Iran (20:30 Afghanistan time)
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